I can't remember if I introduced myself 5 years ago and I can only access my last few hundred posts but here goes.
I'm old as the hills. Grew up on farms and in the city simultaneously. We had a rural 100 acre farm, a suburban 40 acre farm (slashed to 3 acres) and a house in the city.
Raised cattle, horses, hogs, chickens and pheasant. The suburban farm had roughly 100 free range leghorns for egg sales.
Later in life, I volunteered in the tropics doing maintenance and caring for Scarlet and Great Green Macaws in a breeding facility with hundreds of birds. Everyone there kept chickens. I grew to love not needing an alarm clock because of all the roosters crowing in the neighborhood.
I have had about 30+ breeds of chickens but have settled on my favorite, Black Penedesencas.
I've been breeding them for a few years on a small property with large vegetable beds, fruits, berries and 8 chicken housing units scattered through the garden beds and fruit.
Or perhaps more accurately, the fruit and vegetables are scattered among the chicken areas.
I'm old as the hills. Grew up on farms and in the city simultaneously. We had a rural 100 acre farm, a suburban 40 acre farm (slashed to 3 acres) and a house in the city.
Raised cattle, horses, hogs, chickens and pheasant. The suburban farm had roughly 100 free range leghorns for egg sales.
Later in life, I volunteered in the tropics doing maintenance and caring for Scarlet and Great Green Macaws in a breeding facility with hundreds of birds. Everyone there kept chickens. I grew to love not needing an alarm clock because of all the roosters crowing in the neighborhood.
I have had about 30+ breeds of chickens but have settled on my favorite, Black Penedesencas.
I've been breeding them for a few years on a small property with large vegetable beds, fruits, berries and 8 chicken housing units scattered through the garden beds and fruit.
Or perhaps more accurately, the fruit and vegetables are scattered among the chicken areas.
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) I would direct you to our Learning Center, but in your case, it would be a bit like leading a duck to the pond next to its nest. Seriously, though, you've made so many valuable contributions through your posts over the years that you seem like family. Cheers.
